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| At least we know now that Arata will be up on his feet again. |
| Huh, first ep i teared up in. Seems like things are picking up from here on! |
| First things first: TAICHI!!! You came so close to holding her hand, I was pretty much screaming DO IT DO IT AND THEN YOU TRIED AND THEN HE CAME T_T Poor Taichi ♥ ANYWAYS ARATA LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME LOL. Except his voice is so deep now OTL Ah, so his grandpa, huh ... well, that really sucks :S Well at least it looks like he's gonna start trying again ... YES KURATA CLUB!!! Should be awesome XD Man, marathoning this shouldn't be so easy for me haha XD |
| Wow! Such a great episode! I cried as Yuu was explaining what happened to Arata's grandpa...so sad! I hope Arata moves on and perhaps plays karuta in his grandpa's honor. |
| I swear Taichi looks like Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon! Or is it just me who thinks that? |
| I love this episode (as well as I love all the others^^) |
| The whole part about the grandpa and him not being there was expected especially the cliche riding your bike or chasing a car/train/airplane scene was expected but overall great episode |
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| I had a huge smirk on my face during the train scene. |
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| Really fun anime so far, hope it keeps up. Love the style of it, too! |
| Arata's reason for quitting was predictable. His grandfather would eventually die so he should accept that fact and not quit just because of that. |
| What an epic episode! Predictable, but still freakin epic. |
 "I like to expose what people hide. I'm an intellectual rapist." - Furudo Erika |
| Ohhh, how much I ship Chihaya and Taichi right now ~ |
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| great episode as always :D it seems im starting to like Taichi more and more. yeah i would feel the same, if you love someone, but you know you can't have her. and wow Chihaya just pulled arata while running on a bike O___O she looks lovely in the bath! pretty asshole move of Arata to kick those precious cards after Chihaya and Taichi came all the way from tokyo. poor Chihaya :( Chihaya does love Arata huh? she hasn't come to realize that yet. poor Taichi :( Taichihaya!!! i like that! next episode is gonna be interesting, the revival of Karuta club as well as new members!! can't wait!! |
| Waah, I absolutely loved it. It's been a while since the last time I've enjoyed an anime with romance undertones this much! This episode was so cheesy, yet so good :D The last scene was very touching <3 I'm officially hooked! Regarding the love triangle, I hate it! I mean, I love it because what else would you expect from a rom-com, but I can never decide between the two guys! I am sooo torn right now, jdafjlasd! |
mahoushoujodesuMar 31, 2013 6:59 AM
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| The moment Arata and Chihaya met again... XD Certainly am glad Arata is 'back' and he is still the same deep down (still cries for Chihaya and Taichi).. Wonder how they'll meet him again? In a karuta competition? |
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| Great episode |
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| Great slice of drama combined with a touching ending! Lets see how they'll start the club and how fast until they reunite! |
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| Wow! |
| "The will to live is stronger than anything else" |
| The music continues to be phenomenal. The episode was very predictable and so it kind of lost some of its emotional value for me. |
| -Nothing can stay unchanged. Even so, can you still keep on loving this place? -Be still my soul; when change and tears are past, all safe and blessed we shall meet at last. |
| 5/5 Plot that does not stand up during the tragedy of Arata, too obvious, a real shame. Are these déjà vu to lower the level of this anime series. D: Narrative, however, is done so well to be involved, even on Chihaya of drawings and scenarios, including BGM! Taichi instead as a character, still does not hold the level of Chihaya! D: If only the scenarios were made in the way he works with the Public Works, would be a spectacle as are the colors! * _ * Yuu Arata's neighbor, is in love with him, it was obvious! : D |
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| 1. Arata falling on top of chihaya was full of cheese 2. The intensity in the 2nd half is what I'm looking for. 3. Chihaya is still quite slow, not even trying to understand arata's situation 4. glad this didn't turn out like a yugioh or pokemon card game. The stuff in Chihayafuru is believable. 7/10 |
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ShortTermCrook said: So Arata's reason was that simple and shallow. I feel like drop kicking him for being a teenager. Show's going good but would like to see more of Chihayas craziness. Add two drop kicks for Taichi aswell, for giving up. He was responsible of taking care of his grandpa. He most likely told him to go to the karuta match and get the A-rank. However, once the people told him his grandpa suffered a recalpse and passed away he blames himself for not being there for him. Wataya feels if he wouldn't have gone to the match his grandpa would still be with him. LOL at the end when Chihaya is crying, Taichi tell her to clean her nose lol. It was a very bittersweet episode. They reunited briefly but it wasn't what they expected it to be. |
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| LOL *Flips him over* and runs xD |
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| I wonder who that girl staring at the poster was... Another great episode :D |
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| Looooooove triangle!~!~ And the other girl left behind... Well, here's my guess for the romance : Chihaya will end up with Taichi because he obviously love her. I also sense that the girlfriend thing may be bullshit. After all, he's a coward. Arata will end up with Yuu. That's what happen in my perfect world :3 But nothing ever happen like in my perfect world :( So Arata hasn't changed that much. He just hate himself for having priorising the karuta over his oji-san. Damnit jiji! Couldn't you have died an hour later!? I'm such a horrible human being Chihaya having her load of cute faces and reaction again <3 Dat face in the bath. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Cool episode but didn't understand the logic. "I'll stop playing , because my grandfather died" - 10/10 logic Thats like saying " I'll stop riding bikes, because relative A who died also rode bikes" or "I'll stop breathing air, because guess what relative B who died was also breathing air " |
| Gib [img] plz |
| Lots of drama, nice ending. |
| not a big fan of this show, the girl is cute though |
tery999 said: It's actually logical if you think about it. Would you wanna do something that makes you relate strongly to a really sad and tragic incident? Say you were watching a hockey game and your newborn baby gets a puck smashed right between the eyes and brain parts flies everywhere. You would most likely never go see a hockey game ever again because everytime you do, it would remind you of the horrible incident with your newborn baby. It's that simple.Cool episode but didn't understand the logic. "I'll stop playing , because my grandfather died" - 10/10 logic Thats like saying " I'll stop riding bikes, because relative A who died also rode bikes" or "I'll stop breathing air, because guess what relative B who died was also breathing air " |
| Knew it had something to do with the grandpa. Still no reason to act like a dick towards his old friends who just wanted to talk to him. It's not like they knew about his grandfather's death. At least this thing only lasted for one episode. |
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| I understand both Arata's reasoning and the people here saying it isn't a good reason. What really made Arata act the way he did is not so much his grandfather's passing, but his unhealthy attitude towards death. (which is very understandable for a teenager) His grandfather was old and going to die soon anyway, so it's not Arata's fault. But being a teenager, he blames himself. His grandfather loved Karuta and surely wanted him to continue; it also would have been the right way to honor his memory. But being a teenager, Arata can't see it that way, and instead blames (himself and) Karuta as the reason he wasn't there for his grandfather. So in summary, for an adult with a healthy response to death Arata's actions might seem silly, but for a teenager (who had social and family problems already) Arata's absence from Karuta makes a lot of sense. |
| Rewatching this after quite some time, now i'm all hooked on chihayafuru, and .. duuuuude!!!! i'm so damn hurt seeing the cards in a freaking puddle!!!! wtf u neighbour girl!?! not only they are precious cards themselves but also they cost money yo!!! |
| see you, space cowperson . . . |
| Great episode. I really like Taichi even though a lot of people here seem to hate him, lol. He is a coward, but I admire his feelings for Chihaya a lot. I hope they end up together even though the writers would probably put Arata and Chihaya together. Really touching to see him ride his bike and admitting that he really missed them. |
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| I really hate taichi, even has a grown up he's annoying |
| What is this? Chihaya is a model? or lets say has a model type body? Then I dont like her. I love her. Best Episode yet. |
| well over all good pace through out the episode |
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| I don't know why but my eyes are getting wet while watching this anime. I think I shouldn't watch this while working. :p |
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